2002.028.001

Object Title
Column Krater
Measurements
32.2 x 33.7 cm
Creation Date
ca. 510-500 BCE
Credit Line
Carlos Collection of Ancient Art
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/9965/column-krater-with-scene-of-odysseus-escaping-from-polyphemo?ctx=ff09c47825693da95d969d3be00f89424ce5069c&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex private collection, Switzerland, from before 1938. With Thomas Howard-Sneyd (1940-2010), London, England, from at least 1999. Purchased by MCCM from Howard-Sneyd.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - January 2011
Monsters, Demons & Winged Beasts: Composite Creatures in the Ancient World, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 5 - June 19, 2011
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, June 20, 2011 - April 28, 2014
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, July 2014 - Present
Publication Information
Bernard Andreae, Odysseus - Mythos und Erinnerung (Mainz: von Zabern, 1999), 126 figure 40, 386 number 40.
Jasper Gaunt, "New Galleries of Greek & Roman Art at Emory University: The Michael C. Carlos Museum," Minerva 16 (January/February 2005): 13-17.
Veranda (March-April 2005): 128.
Nikolaus Dietrich, "Lo spazio della natura e lo spazio dell'uomo," in Mito e natura: dalla Grecia a Pompei, ed. Gemma Sena Chiesa et al. (Milano: Electra, 2015), 64-71.
Barbara Cassin, L'Odyssee au Louvre: Un roman graphique (Paris: Louvre, 2024), 65, Figure 5, 214.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Acquired by museum in 2002.

2002.012.055

Object Title
Dish
Measurements
2.4 x 6.4 cm
Creation Date
1st-2nd Century CE
Credit Line
Gift of William Knight Zewadski
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/9804/plain-small-dish-stamped-gmrfecit?ctx=7ebb30841524864295295fd23f57be86355fc232&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years.
Provenance Information
Ex coll. William Knight Zewadski, United States.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - August 26, 2013
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, September 25, 2013 - September 30, 2014
Publication Information
To our knowledge, this object has never been published.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Gifted to museum in 2002.

2001.028.001

Object Title
Lekythos
Measurements
36.5 x 11.7 cm
Creation Date
ca. 470 BCE
Credit Line
Gift of Michael C. and Thalia Carlos on behalf of the Michael C. Carlos Museum staff in honor of Anthony G. Hirschel
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/9165/redfigure-lekythos-with-courting-scene?ctx=dc783cf5aa0ce685998343b0e25c6a6a45c7263a&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Said to be ex coll. Dr. Frederic Ephraim (1898-1976), Lugano Switzerland, ca. 1950s - 1960s. With Brian T. Aitken (1952-2009) [Acanthus Gallery], New York, New York, from ca. 1991.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - April 28, 2014
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, July 2014 - Present
Publication Information
Jasper Gaunt, "New Galleries of Greek & Roman Art at Emory University: The Michael C. Carlos Museum," Minerva 16 (January/February 2005), 13-17.
Louise Pratt, Eros at the Banquet: Reviewing Greek with Plato's Symposium (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2011), 76-78.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Acquired by museum in 2001.

2001.020.001

Object Title
Cup
Measurements
12.1 cm
Creation Date
1st Century BCE
Credit Line
Gift in memory of Edward Safani, by partial exchange
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/15725/head-of-a-nubian?ctx=47d604852ee68978169f94617c1ab3849bcbd205&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years.
Provenance Information
Ex private collection, Europe. Ex Micheline Lesser Collection. With Alan Safani [Safani Gallery], New York, New York, purchased November 5, 1985. With Galerie Nefer, Zurich, Switzerland, 1987. Acquired by MCCM from Safani.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2001 - March 13, 2018
MCCM Permanent Collection Gallery, June 4, 2018 - Present
Publication Information
Galerie Nefer, Nefer 5 (1987), 20, number 30.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Acquired by museum in 2001.

1999.003.113

Object Title
Vessel
Measurements
22.1 x 29.6 cm
Creation Date
300 BCE - 300 CE
Credit Line
Ex coll. William S. Arnett
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/16201/vessel-in-shape-of-dog?ctx=ade48f16e6c6730656a305d3dedd8378133e9369&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. William S. Arnett (1939-2020), Atlanta, Georgia.
Exhibition Information
To our knowledge, this object has never been exhibited.
Publication Information
To our knowledge, this object has never been published.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Acquired by museum in 1999.

1999.002.042

Object Title
Kothon
Measurements
15.9 x 7.6 cm
Creation Date
ca. 570 BCE
Credit Line
Gift of William S. Arnett
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/16901/kothon-perfume-vessel-with-sphinxes?ctx=97b686ef1d85553f1169e5c22edda262738a1671&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years.
Provenance Information
Ex coll. William Arnett (1939-2020), Atlanta, Georgia.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - January 2011
Monsters, Demons & Winged Beasts: Composite Creatures in the Ancient World, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 5 - June 19, 2011
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, June 20, 2011 - June 24, 2013
Publication Information
To our knowledge, this object has never been published.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Gifted to museum in 1999.

1998.008

Object Title
Kylix
Measurements
13.4 cm
Creation Date
ca. 480 BCE
Credit Line
Carlos Collection of Ancient Art, acquired in honor of His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/17326/wine-cup-kylix-with-symposium-scene?ctx=7df3f7c53d0972032544558170000c1e76bab86f&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Said to be ex coll. Mario Studer, Lugano, Switzerland. Purchased by MCCM from H. A. C. Kunst Der Antike, Basel, Switzerland, June 15, 1998, lot 46.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, 1998 - February 1999
The Carlos Kylix: An Exploration of Ancient Greek Vase Painting, Michael C. Carlos Museum, March 10 - October 3, 1999
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, November 1999 - May 2004
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - August 2010
Wine and Spirit: Rituals, Remedies, and Revelry (travelling show), Mount Holyoke College Art Museum, South Hadley, Massachusetts, September 2 - December 12, 2010; Memorial Art Gallery at the University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, January 29 - April 10, 2011
MCCM Permanent Collection Gallery, June 20, 2011 - April 28, 2014
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, July 2014 - Present
Publication Information
Dyfri Williams, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Great Britain 17, The British Museum 9 (London: British Museum Press, 1993), 71.
Jasper Gaunt, "New Galleries of Greek & Roman Art at Emory University: The Michael C. Carlos Museum," Minerva 16 (2005): 13-17.
Louise Pratt, Eros at the Banquet: Reviewing Greek with Plato's Symposium (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2011), cover; 15; 18- 20; 44.
Michael C. Carlos Museum: Highlights of the Collections (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2011), 47.
Fiona Hobden, "Symposion," in Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology, ed. Claire Smith (Heidelberg: Seringer, 2014), 7189-90.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Acquired by museum in 1998.

1997.010.003

Object Title
Moon-Form Flask
Measurements
37 x 30.5 cm
Creation Date
3rd Century BCE
Credit Line
Gift of Robert and Ann Walzer
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/868/moonform-flask?ctx=cfa33432927960b97a503389f7eba5a5eae9cba1&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. Robert and Ann Walzer, United States, said to have been purchased August 1987. With Art of the Past [Subhash Kapoor], New York, New York, 1991.
Exhibition Information
The Art of Collecting: Recent Acquisitions at the Michael C. Carlos Museum, Michael C. Carlos Museum, November 8, 1997 - January 4, 1998
Publication Information
To our knowledge, this object has never been published.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Gifted to museum in 1997.

1997.003.178

Object Title
Black-Figure Vessel Fragment
Measurements
13.3 cm
Creation Date
early 6th Century BCE
Credit Line
Gift of William K. Zewadski
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/1469/base-fragment-from-a-vessel-with-frieze-of-lions-and-filler?ctx=a0c8e9b108d60372457bfefec16d92166d86f4c1&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years.
Provenance Information
Ex coll. William Knight Zewadski, United States, purchased from Frieda Tchacos [Galerie Nefer], Zurich, Switzerland, ca. 1980s.
Exhibition Information
To our knowledge, this object has never been exhibited.
Publication Information
To our knowledge, this object has never been published.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Gifted to museum in 1997.

1993.001

Object Title
Jug
Measurements
12.1 x 16.4 cm
Creation Date
late 5th Century BCE
Credit Line
Gift of Brian T. Aitken
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/2985/jug-with-dancers-wearing-kalathiskos-small-basket-hats?ctx=83c361ec1232fdaa818341a540cc8f42aca8f0ac&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years.
Provenance Information
With Brian T. Aitken (1952-2009) [Acanthus Gallery], New York, New York, from at least 1991.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - May 2004
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - June 24, 2013
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 9, 2013 - April 28, 2014
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, July 2014 - Present
Publication Information
To our knowledge, this object has never been published.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Gifted to museum in 1993.
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